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MP POWER & AGILITY
"TODAY I WILL DO WHAT OTHERS WON’T, SO TOMORROW I CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT OTHERS CAN’T." – JERRY RICE.
TEAM
Club Team Trainings
Club Team Trainings are divided into a two phase program. Where we focus on Balance/Stability and Strength/Conditioning. During these training’s athletes will go through extensive injury prevention training and overall muscular development, to help with arm care and vertical mechanics. These are 30 minute training sessions in conjunction with each athletes’ practice time.
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PRIVATE
Small Group /
Private Trainings
Small Group/Private Trainings are 1 hour training sessions designed for the volleyball athlete. In these training sessions, athletes will be pushed past their comfort level and will undergo strength, agility and mental toughness training. These training sessions are for the athletes that want to train like an elite athlete.
SUMMER
Specialized Programs
This year we are offering three months of summer programming.
May Session:
May 1-25
June Session:
May 30-June 29
July Session:
July 5-27
Conditioning during the off-season is essential in order to develop an elite athlete's performance for peak season. These programs have been created to progressively increase an athlete's performance, built around their level.
CONTACT TAYLOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS
SUMMER TRAININGS
Vertical Training and Volleyball Conditioning:
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May 1-25: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6:00-6:50pm
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May 30th-June 29: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5-5:50 pm & 6:00-6:50 pm (2 session options)
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July 5- 27: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5-5:50 pm & 6:00-6:50pm (2 session options)
Cost
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1X/ Week: $50
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2X/ Week: $95
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3X/ Week: $130
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Drop-in: $15
In this program, each athlete will go through landing stabilization training. Our knees, feet and ankles go through an increased amount of pressure due to the impact on landing and directional change. Athletes will undergo strength training. In the strength training phase, each athlete will be taught how to produce power from a stagnant phase and how to produce power already in motion. Strength training helps; injury prevention, physical development, recovering more effectively, improves power generation, increases bone density and so much more. We also train fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. Fast-twitch fibers are specifically attributed to our ability to produce power, whereas slow twitch fibers attribute to our ability to not become fatigued during performance.
In the last two years of program development, we have been able to pinpoint which exercises create the highest desired results. Of the 100+ athletes that have participated in our small group vertical training programs, the average increase in one month is 1.81inches. Vertical increases ranging from 1-4 inches in a one month span. The athletes who have wanted to increase speed and agility, in one month, have more than doubled our platework speed; meaning they are responding faster.
**NEW THIS YEAR** Decision Response Training: This training allows the athlete to make quick decisions while in movement. This has been one of our most sought after add-ons. Athletes undergo reaction based training while solving mental puzzles. This is for the athlete that struggles to make quick decisions while on that court.
CLUB SEASON TRAININGS
This coming year we are so excited to announce a few new features, classes and opportunities that Power and Agility will be offering.
Over the last couple of months we have been testing out PowerCore systems with a few of our athletes. We are excited to officially announce that during your athlete’s Power and Agility month sessions, we will be moving Power and Agility to the court a handful of times during their practice slot. Head Trainer Taylor Porritt along with other members of our coaching staff that have specialized in the full mechanical breakdown of the athlete’s approach, landing mechanics, power and arm swing mechanics, will be coming to observe and offer individualized feedback with each athlete, in order to create the most use of their power. If during that practice we observe that an athlete needs more specialized training with their power we will be inviting them to come to a small group, PowerCore360 training session, where they will receive more one on one training in order to learn how to make the most out of their swing, power and explosive mechanics.
As for training during club season, our staff will be focusing on a three-phase program, explained below. We will also have several other offerings you can read more about in the chart below.
PHASE I: STABILITY
This is where we focus on arm care, injury prevention and landing mechanics.
PHASE II: STRENGTH
This primary focus will be on simple movements in order to increase power output.
PHASE III: AGILITY & PLAYMETRICS
This class focuses on directional change and power.
All club teams receive a minimum of 4 weeks (8 sessions) of team Power & Agility trainings included with their club membership. These trainings will take place directly before or after their team practices. Schedules for each team's trainings will be announced by December.
CLUB TEAM TRAININGS
Option to add-on Power & Agility training session with Friday Skills Clinics.
Cost: $15/training
Again just like last year, we will have a Power and Agility Group Training Session as an available add-on in conjunction with our Friday Clinics. These are a wonderful opportunity to make the most out of your Friday Clinic. On the court they will be fine tuning their individualized skills and up in our training with our Power and Agility Staff we will be working on their Plyometrics, Power output and their Vertical and Landing Mechanics.
FRIDAY CLINIC ADD-ON
This last year we had such a high response rate to our Monthly Small Group Trainings that we will be opening up our Small Group Training Sessions 3-4 days a week this year:
Monthly Registration:
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1x/week: $50
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2x/week: $90
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3x/week: $125
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4x/week: $150
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Drop in: $15/training
WE WILL CAP THESE SESSIONS OUT!
Our Small Group Trainings are 45 minute sessions designed for the volleyball athlete. In these training sessions, athletes will be pushed past their comfort level and will undergo Strength, Agility, Explosive Power Training, Recovery and mental toughness training . These training sessions are for the athletes that want to train like an elite athlete.
Last year our results within these sessions were mind-blowing. We had athletes increasing their vertical 1-4 inches per month. The athletes who worked with us through the season exceeded in every single area of their fitness goals that they personally set, when starting with us.
SMALL GROUP TRAININGS
Arm Care Clinics are available to all athletes and will focus on teaching proper arm care.
Multiple clinics will be offered throughout the season and an armband is INCLUDED in the cost of registration.
In this class we will be teaching every athlete proper arm care. This is ESSENTIAL for every single athlete no matter the position that your athlete plays. We will be teaching them techniques on building shoulder strength, safe at home techniques for your athletes proper shoulder injury prevention and we will be going through and teaching the proper shoulder recovery. EVERY athlete will also receive an armband, so that they can continue to implement everything they are taught, at home.
ARM CARE CLINIC
OUR TRAINERS
Program Director & Head Trainer
TAYLOR PORRIT
Taylor has lived all over. She has lived in Kansas, Minnesota, Idaho and Utah. Taylor is married and has two little girls, who are three and six years’ old. Taylor loves being active, camping with her family, heavy lifting and SHOPPING. Taylor currently lives in Nibley and loves all that Cache Valley has to offer.
Taylor has a Bachelor's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a double emphasis in Nutrition and Kinesiology. She played volleyball for 11 years and has coached at Mountain Peak for one year. Taylor is a certified personal trainer and is currently working towards her strength and conditioning coach certification.
“You never fail until you stop trying.”-- Albert Einstein
CERTIFICATIONS:
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NASM-CPT
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CNA
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First Aid and CPR
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NASM CES & PES
EMAIL:
trainer@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
Trainer
ALISHA HIRSCHI
Alisha was born in Salt Lake City and came up to Cache Valley for school. She has her Bachelor degree in Science with an emphasis in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science. She is married and has four kids that keep her busy.
Alisha’s love for fitness started when young, from playing soccer to track and field. She later found a love for CrossFit and weightlifting. She currently and has for the last five years worked for iFit as a background athlete and loves helping others accomplish their fitness goals. Her next goal is to get her Personal Training certification through NASM and continue her knowledge in the health and fitness field.
CERTIFICATIONS:
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TBA
Trainer
BRYNLI WHITTAKER
Brynli grew up in South Jordan, UT and is now living in Logan as she studies Kinesiology at Utah State. Once she completes her undergraduate degree she plans to attend physical therapy school to get her Doctorate. She spent the summer as a Physical Therapy aide where she assisted patients through physical exercise. Brynli has always had a passion for health and wants to spend her life helping people heal through exercise.
Brynli grew up playing volleyball, which makes Mountain Peak the perfect training environment. She plans to become certified and work as a personal trainer during her years in graduate school. Working with Mountain Peak athletes has given her a great amount of excitement to further her studies in Kinesiology.
CERTIFICATIONS:
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TBA
Trainer
KENEDI CHRISTIANSEN
Kenedi is an Exercise Science major while also pursuing a minor in Yoga. Once she completes her undergraduate degree, she plans to earn her Masters in Sports Medicine.
Kenedi has had two years of personal training experience and is working towards certification. She has also coached volleyball for three years now. Her goal is to give her clients knowledge and progress in strength and conditioning.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Private Training
MIKE TUPOLA
Michael was born in Kahuku, Hawaii and later moved to the Island of Moloka’i where he grew up. He has 3 siblings (2 brothers and a sister). He is married to Tanza Tupola who is a current Mountain Peak Coach. They met while attending Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
Michael completed his Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Exercise and Sports Science - Health and Wellness. He later attended the University of Utah for his graduate program and received his master’s degree in Exercise Physiology - Coaching Wellness. He is currently certified as a personal trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is preparing to take the certified strength and conditioning specialist exam through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
While at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Michael worked as an assistant to the strength and conditioning coach. In this capacity he was able to work with numerous teams from Women’s volleyball to Men’s and Women’s basketball. Since moving to Logan, he has been involved in training Mountain Peak athletes.
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan
CERTIFICATIONS:
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Bachelor's from BYU-H
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Master's from U of U
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ACSM Certification
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NSCA Certification